1TB External HardDrive ?

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07-05-2009, 06:20 PM
Pazza

1TB External HardDrive ?

Hey,

I know there's already a thread on hard drives, but I need a good, cheap 1tb hdd. I found a Toshiba 3.5" one for £75 on eBuyer, want to know if thats good or not ?

+rep for helporz.
07-05-2009, 06:28 PM
Implement

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6757852/Trail/searchtext>1TB.htm

not bad price.
07-05-2009, 07:21 PM
Robbie

This is the one I have
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

Though when I bought it, it was £60 (xmas sales)
07-05-2009, 07:24 PM
DaveTaylor

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...1240&subid=941
07-05-2009, 07:52 PM
Johno

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie!

This is the one I have
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

Though when I bought it, it was £60 (xmas sales)

Bought the same drive as Robbie and its brilliant, its £10 cheaper from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digi...1725879&sr=8-2
08-05-2009, 07:42 PM
Pazza

This is the one I was looking at :

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145041

Should I go for it ?
08-05-2009, 07:57 PM
AgnesIO

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Exte...Z70AQMQQ3P43Y7

Same harddrive as you are looking at but cheaper.

Check the reviews too!
21-05-2009, 07:24 PM
Pazza

Okay, i'm going for what Dom posted, will it be fine to run games, movies etc. from ?
21-05-2009, 07:39 PM
J0SH

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..
21-05-2009, 07:46 PM
Kevin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skepta

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..

You cant just presume he needs ram, it could be a number of various things.
21-05-2009, 07:48 PM
J0SH

It's a laptop, it will have a decent motherboard just might not have a graphics card, but if he can't run a game it's mostly due to his RAM.
21-05-2009, 07:55 PM
Andys

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pazza

This is the one I was looking at :

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145041

Should I go for it ?

i have the 500GB version of that and i've had no problems with it :)
21-05-2009, 08:23 PM
Recursion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skepta

It's a laptop, it will have a decent motherboard just might not have a graphics card, but if he can't run a game it's mostly due to his RAM.

Thats crap, nowadays the norm is 2GB - 4GB which is plenty. I'm 90% sure it WOULD be his graphics card.
21-05-2009, 09:28 PM
Pazza

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skepta

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..

No, I mean more space for games, as i've got no space left :P
22-05-2009, 06:56 AM
AgnesIO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pazza

Okay, i'm going for what Dom posted, will it be fine to run games, movies etc. from ?

Sorry for late reply.

My friend has got it recently, and it works fine for him ;)
22-05-2009, 11:42 AM
Nick.

Games might run a bit slower/take longer to load up if you play it from the HD. :)
22-05-2009, 11:50 AM
Pazza

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick.

Games might run a bit slower/take longer to load up if you play it from the HD. :)

I don't mind it taking longer to start up, but will it affect the gameplay majorly, or not too much?
22-05-2009, 02:44 PM
Kyle!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pazza

I don't mind it taking longer to start up, but will it affect the gameplay majorly, or not too much?

Yeah, when the game is loading textures etc. it will be noticeably slower.